Corn-harvesting machine.



0. P. VROOM.

CORN HARVESTING MAGHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 13120. 23. 1911.

1,073,572. Patented Sept. 16,1913.

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W lnventor Attorneys Witnesses UNKTED tT-tTEt PATENT @FFKCE l OLER P.VROOlVI, OF LINNEUS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO THE SUPERIOR I-IAY STACKERMFG. GO., OF LINNEUS, MISSOURI.

CORN-I-IAEVESTING lVIACHINE.

Application filed December 28, 1911.

Specification of Letters I'atent.

Patentcd Sept. 16, 1913.

Serial No. 668,288.

To (LZZ w/om it may concern Be it known that I, OLER P. VROOM, a citizenof the United States, rrsiding at Linneus, in the county of Linn andState ot Missouri, have invented a new and useful Corn-IlarvestingIiaehine of which the 'following' is a. specification.

The present invention relates to n'iprovenents in corn harvcstiigmachines, the priinary Object of the invention being the provision of animproved form of stalk guard or gate and especially an in''irorenicntupon the structure shown in applicant s application filed June 14 1911,S erial No. '33,101, the present gate being' spring' closed so that thestalks, as they are ted toward the rear plattornn are pro'erly held andwhen a sutiicient nunbe' are gathered and held in an upright position toproduce the desired shock, the said guard or gate will he automaticallyinoved to shock releasing' position or nay be inoved inanually to beautomatically returncd to shock retaining position after the remoral ofthe shock.

A :further Object of the present inrention is the provision ot a ineanswhereby the stalks when ene'ae'ed by the guidcs carried by this form ofnachine are pushed toward the euttinp edge so that the same cng'age thecutting edge at its :tarthcst forward point so that by the time thestalk is noved alon the blade, the sane is sercred at an earlicr stagethan if such device were not en'- ployed.

\With the :t'orcgoing and other objccts in view which will appear as thedescriptini'i proceeds, the inrention resides in the conhination, andarrangcnent ot parts and in the details of construction l-.e'cinatterdescribed and clained, it. bcing understood that changes in the preeiseenbmlinient ot' invention hercin diselosed can be made within the scopeof what, is olained without departins' from the Spirit o't theinvention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a :tragnentary perspective taken :from therear of one side of a corn harvesting' n'achine einhodyinn; the presentinvention. Figz. 2 is a top plan view ol? the spring` actuated gate orgnard as shown upon a harvester employing two cutting and feedingInechanisns, one ot' the said guards being shown in open position whenthe shock is being: rcnoved.

Beteri-inn' to the drawings, the Innneral 1 designates the platform ofthe Inaehine which is provided with the eutting or stationary biade 2and with the guard carrying' transverscly disposod shatt 3, said guardbeing pivotally connccted and movahle with said shatt 3 and althoughonly one ot those is shown, there are two uscd where the harvesting`machine is cnployed 'for harrcsting two rows oi? oorn as in theatorcn'cntioned application. The Quard %L is provided with the springterniinal arns 5 projecting` inwardly toward the cutting ede'c oi' thelladc 9, so that when the standing: crop or stalk is engaeed thereby,the stalks will he dcllrctcd toward the :forward edtrc of the cnttingxhiadc 2, so that the cutting* blade 2 as the sane is n'oved alonga' willcngage the stalk at an nrlier period, or tarther :forward point thanwould be the case wcre not the spring arn 5 enployed. ly this nuns thestalk is cut at an carlicr stage and e'uided npon the Dltlt'fl'lll 1 tobe rctained there until a sullicient number hare been ;gathered to tornthe shock.

Conncctcd to the nachine is a transve'se har (i which properly supportsthe braces 7 carrying thc respective angular nenbers 8 and lt) of thetrancwork, said ne'bcrs 8 and '10 being spaccd and hcld in properrelation by means o't the vcrtital rods 9. The lu e's 1 1 and providepivoting means :for the rcs-;pective hookcd ends 'lil and 14 ot thepivotally nountcd shock receiving: guard or gate (i, whose tcrninals orspaced arnis 15 and l tcrninate in the rcduced tcrniinal l'i, which whenthe ;ard or gate is in shock receiving position passes betwccn theportions 4' ot the upper end of the ::nai-d *t and are thus held againstoutward niovenent but pernitted a swinging' norcnicnt 'from the positionas shown at the lett Fie'. 2 to that shown at the right in Fig. 2.

:In ordcr to automatically return the gate 'tron the position as shownat, the right in Fisi'. 2 to that shown at the left, in Fig. 2, anadjustahlc connccting plate 17 is nounted upon. the nppcr arn 15 ot thegnard or gate (i and a spring' 18 is employed which is connected to thenenher 10 at the :forward portion thcrco't and excrts a tension tonornally hold the terninal 16 scated between the portions 4: of theguard 4.

From the *forcg'oing description taken in connection with the drawings,it is evident that as the stalks are cut and placed upon guards or gatesagainst outward movement but at the same time permitting the withdrawalor insertion thereof during the movement from shock removing to shockforming or retaining position. It is also evident that the said gatesmay be moved manually to shock releasing position by an operatorstanding upon the rear of the platform of the machine.

What is claimed is:

1. A corn harvesting machine, having a platform to receive the stubs orbutt ends of the stalks, a frame carried by said platform, a guardcarried by the platform in spaced relation to the frame, a pivotedspring closed gate connected to the frame and in operable relation tothe guard so as to form a resilient rest for the upper ends of the stalkduring the shock forming operation, said gate comprising a member havingtwo spaced terminals and a reduced bridgng portion forming the free end,said terminals being curved to surround the stalks as they are formedinto a shock, the other terminals of the arms being pivotally connectedto the frame, and a spring connected to the frame and to the upper armfor normally holding the free terminal of the arm in engagement with theguard and in shock forming position.

2. A corn harvesting machine, having a platform, a stalk guide disposedatone side thereof, a frame carried intermediate of the platform and inspaced relation to the stalk guide, a pair of spaced arms pivotally con-3. A corn harvesting machine, having a platform, a frame having twospaced members, at the upper portion thereof and carried by theplatform, a stalk guide carried by the platform with the upper endthereof in spaced relation to the spaced members of the, frame, a pairof pivoting lugs carried by the spaced members of the frame, and aspring closed top engaging gate pivotally mounted in the lugs anddisposed to have the free end thereof engage the upper end of the guideto span the space between the frame and guide. r

4. A corn harvesting machine, having a i platform, a frame having twospaced members, at the upper portion thereof and carv ried by theplatfor'n, a stalk guide carried by the platform with the upper endthereof in spaced relation to the spaced members of the frame, a pair ofpivoting lugs carried by the spaced members of the frame, a closure madefrom a single piece of Wire bent i to form two spaced curved terminalshaving hooked ends engaged in the lugs of the spaced members of theframe With a reducecl end normally engaging the guide at the upperendthereof, and a spring having one end adjustably connected to theupper 'arm of the closure, the forward end thereof being connected tothe frame to hold the closure in shock forming position."

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

OLER P. VROOM.

VVitnesses i M. B. FETTY, W. P. THORNE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressngthe Commissoner of Patents, Washington, D. C."

